So long as they all wear nametags…
Jim Phelps or Roland Hand will do you for that.
Dexter Riley would be easy to tell apart from the others. He’s the one that doesn’t need to shave. And Snake Plissken is the only one with an eyepatch.
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When you need a badass, you start at the top of the list: Lex Luthor. Not Rosenbaum, though he IS pretty cool. No, I want the animated Lex with Clancy Brown’s voice. He will eventually betray me, but that’s half the fun.
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Stripe from the Gremlins. He’s little, evil, and can multiply!
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Blacula for muscle and clash of the evil titans between him and Luthor.
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Jayne Cobb from Firefly. Because sometimes you need someone shot. Besides, vampire Jayne. Then he can show up on Buffy.
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And to keep everyone in line: The good doctor Syn, also known as the Scarecrow of Romney Marsh.
Fletch?
Sorry, I just watched that movie a few days ago.
Ooh - how 'bout Keyser Söze!
Bingo! Thread over.
I’m suspecting that the “TV Show” element has been thoroughly tossed to the wind (as have good guys…)
Oh… right. Well, The Usual Suspects has been on TV a few times. 
Good guys? The OP wanted basasses, and you’re complaining that there’s a lack of good guys? Sheesh, we all knew it was really a challenge to find a team that would be full of evil, monstrous people (with possibly some good people along) that could concievably still do some good in the world.
I mean, why else would I have included Jeeves on my team if I weren’t willing to go for the ultimate in evil?
My last list was sci-fi fantasy, so here’s my more “realistic” list. Unfortunately, I’m also violating the TV rule.
Dean Keaton–The Usual Suspects. Team leader and strategist.
Jack Bauer–24. Point man. Muscle.
Sydney Bristow–Alias. Infiltration and back up for Bauer.
Barney Collier–Mission Impossible: TOS. Technical specialist. Just as good if not better than Macguyver, and without that distracting mullet. He’d have to be brought up to speed on modern IT, but I think he’d manage.
Sherlock Holmes–Mystery; Various movies. Brains and reasoning. Not a bad fighter in a pinch, though obviously more useful for his mind.
Bob Lee Swagger–Shooter, various books by Stephen Hunter. World class marksman; can hit a target at 1000 yards routinely.
A few from me…at least one’s already been mentioned, to my chagrin.
•Motoko Kusanagi “The Major.” (Ghost in the Shell) (For a Cyberpunk situation. Or anything else.)
•King Leonidas (As depicted in 300, at least) (For when you need less finesse, more raw muscle and will)
•Destro (G.I. Joe)(Either him, or Sgt. Slaughter.)
•Major “Dutch” Schaffer (Predator)
•Alucard (Hellsing) (Near-invincible psycho vampire demigod. With a lovely singing voice.)
•Korgoth of Barbaria.
By my count, that includes four team members who can likely crush a human skull with their bare hands.
And I have to admit, I’m kinda surprised that Rambo ain’t made it on the list.
Badass with class: Hannibal Lecter, M.D.
I would add Lassie to the team: if all else fails you can send the dog to get help.
Here’s my Dream Team:
Thomas Magnum of Magnum P.I.
Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo of Rome
Detectives Frank Pembleton and John Munch from Homicide: Life on the Street
Mr. T from the A Team
Seth Bullock from Deadwood
Chewbacca from the Star Wars Holiday Special
Kenny from Southpark
Team leader is Captain Kirk.
This team cannot be beaten.
In my post #50, I listed my Good Guy badasses. Here are my Bad Guy badasses:
Darth Vader: Well-versed in the Dark Side of the Force; telekinetic; freakishly strong; aggressive light saber wielder.*
Lex Luthor: The most recent cartoon version. Cunning and very strong.
Magua: As played by Wes Studi in the Daniel Day Lewis remake of Last of the Mohicans. Scary, relentless, highly motivated, ruthless, a skilled Indian warrior.*
Lore: Amoral, extremely strong, encyclopedic knowledge (just like his twin, Data).
Kor: Erstwhile former Klingon military governor of Organia. Smart, wily, ruthless, streetwise. Would enjoy crossing swords with Kirk again.
Joy Darville Hickey Turner: Earl Hickey’s ex-wife and frequent adversary. Witheringly sarcastic, some pro wrestling experience, sharp fingernails, +5 White Trash advantage in any fight.
*Hey, the movies have been on TV a lot, right?
Indeed. Although I would point out that YOU are expected to accompany your team. So it may not necessarily be in your best interest to put together the team of ultimate evil if you want to (A) accomplish the mission and (B) live through it.
I also limited it to TV to leave open the possibity of a “movie version” thread later, but I guess that indeed “has been thoroughly tossed to the wind”. Nevertheless, I shall stick to TV shows myself.
I like the “theme” idea though, of just picking people from a certain era, etc. For this purpose I’m putting together my team of Comedy Badasses:[ul]
[li]Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad. Investigatory genius and the ability to destroy just about anything while behind the wheel.[/li][li]Fonzie, once again. Aaaaaay.[/li][li]Bull Shannon from Night Court. If he can keep that crazy courtroom in line, he can handle whatever you throw at him.[/li][li]Samuel L. Jackson: Drink Samuel L. Jackson’s Beer before he gets medieval on yo’ ass.[/li][li]Herman Munster? He doesn’t have the right personality to be a true badass, but nothing is going to hurt him. Nothing.[/li][li]Daisy Duke from Dukes of Hazzard. Can you say Distract the Enemy?[/li][/ul]
And by “easily” I mean it would take Simon a couple of days to put Mal back together.
Nah, doesn’t count. If you want Star Wars characters, you have to use either Clone Wars, or The Ewok and Droid Hour. So I’m sad to say, but you’re stuck with Mannakin Skywalker on your team.
And were Miles Vorkosigan, Jim Phelps and Roland Hand nominated as social engineers or as stealths? I’m not familiar with them.
Also, all you folks nominating Captain Kirk should also put someone on the team who’s very good at ripping shirts. While ripped-shirt Kirk is one of the known elemental forces of the cosmos, he’s a pansy while his shirt is still intact.
So what’s Dr. David Banner, chopped liver? You want a man to rip a shirt, you’ve got your man right there.
Oh, you mean rip KIRK’s shirt. Nevermind.
Anyway, Miles Vokosigan was never on TV or the movies, so I suppose he doesn’t count anymore. But if you’ve never read Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan books, you really should.
It seems to me we could start an all-ripped-shirt team:
Capt. James T. Kirk
Samurai Jack
Bruce Banner/The Incredible Hulk
Hulk Hogan (hey, he was in a cartoon too)
Hercules (the Kevin Sorbo version)
Wolverine (As both shirt ripper and rippee)
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ll be in my bunk. 
• Dr. Jonathan Chance from Manimal, because the ability to turn into a hawk or a panther or a rhinoceros or an ant could come in handy
• Automan, as long as he brought along his sidekick, Cursor, to create any vehicle or weapon he needs
• Jim Profit from Profit – overlooking the fact that he’s a psychopath, his creative thinking abilities are second-to-none
• Thomas Remington Sloane III from A Man Called Sloane, because you could do a lot worse than have a superspy played by Robert Conrad
• Michael “Lucky” Linkletter from Lucky, who brings at least as much good luck as he does bad luck to the effort
• Mr. Roarke from Fantasy Island, who’s as comfortable neutralizing demons from the netherworld as he is reuniting lost loves. Plus, his gig lasted more than one season.[ul]
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